By saying I know the
truth; I know Brahman is not wisdom. The Truth is found only in the Unity of
understanding that is the knowledge of both the matter and spirit. That is the
matter and the spirit, are one in essence.
And that essence is spirit, which is present in the form of the Soul or
consciousness.
Katha Upanishad
(1.2.5) says; -"Caught
in the grip of ignorance, self-proclaimed experts consider themselves learned
authorities. They wander about this world befooled, like the blind leading the
blind."
Upanishad's say:~ "He who thinks he knows, does not know." This means that to
know anything implies a second, an object of knowledge, hence duality, i.e. no
Gnana.
If you know what is
this ‘I’? , then you will know the whole truth of the Oneness, which is hidden
by the ‘I’. If you know the world which confronts you is nothing but an
illusion then there is nothing else is there for you to seek.
Sage Sri, Sankara says you must first know what is before
you. If you cannot know that, what else can you know or understand? If you give
up the external world in your inquiry, you cannot get the whole truth.
That is why Sage
Sri, Sankara says:~ ~ VC 63. Without causing the objective universe to
vanish and without knowing the truth of the Self, how is one to achieve
Liberation by the mere utterance of the word Brahman? — It would result merely
in an effort of speech.
VC-65. As a treasure hidden underground requires (for
its extraction) competent instruction, excavation, the removal of stones and
other such things lying above it and (finally) grasping, but never comes out by
being (merely) called out by name, so the transparent Truth of the Self, which
is hidden by Maya and its effects, is to be attained through the instructions
of a knower of Brahman, followed by reflection, meditation and so forth, but
not through perverted arguments.
66. Therefore
the wise should, as in the case of disease and the like, personally strive by
all the means in their power to be free from the bondage of repeated births and
deaths.
Buddha:~ There are only two mistakes one can make
along the road to truth: not going all the way... and not starting
Jesus
said: ~ "Know what is in front of your face, and what is hidden
from you will be disclosed to you. (THE GOSPEL
OF THOMAS- Saying 5)
Jesus said:~"Those who seek should not stop
seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed. When they are
disturbed, they will marvel, and will reign over all." (Gospel of Thomas 2)
The Soul,
is the innermost Self, the Soul is present in the form of the consciousness. The consciousness is the root
element of the universe. From the consciousness the universe comes into
existence. In the consciousness the universe resides. And into the
consciousness the universe is dissolved.
The consciousness is the parent of all that is there is.
The sun, the moon, the stars,
planets shine because of the Soul or
Spirit. The Soul shines and all things else shine as a result. Everything in
the universe reflects but that light of the Soul which is present in the form
of consciousness. Merely to know the truth is not enough to escape from the
tangle of illusion.
